In 1996 when Mariam Fatima Paré was 20 years old, she was preparing to pursue her dream of a career in art. While waiting at a red light, she fell victim to a stray bullet as a fight broke out nearby. She was paralyzed from the neck down almost instantly. Paré thought her dream was over.
Mariam had a long period of rehabilitation. It took months and years of slowly relearning to do everyday activities. While learning to use her mouth to hold a pencil to sign her name, it occurred to Paré that she could do the same with her paintbrush.
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